A young woman is found murdered. Two years earlier, serial killer Stig Hellum escaped during a prisoner transport. The killing bears his signature, and Anton Brekke knows two things for certain: Stig Hellum has awakened from his slumber, and he won’t stop unless someone makes him.

Texas, 2006. In just a few hours, death row inmate Nathan Sudlow is scheduled for execution. For eleven years, he has remained silent. Now, at last, he shares his story with Father Tom Sullivan.

What is the connection between Stig Hellum and Nathan Sudlow’s harrowing confession?

Anton Brekke is tasked with leading the ongoing murder investigation, and he’s quickly confronted with the one thing he truly believes in: evil.

This is Jan-Erik Fjell’s sixth novel featuring Anton Brekke.